My Trip To Stan Hywet

21-Year-Old Male Shot at Drive-Through

Akron police and EMS were dispatched to the scene at about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. They found the victim, an employee at the store, with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at 11:38 p.m.

The shooting occurred after a man approached the drive-thru window on foot seeking to buy black and mild cigars, Akron police Capt. Michael Miller said.

He handed the clerk some cash that was in poor condition, possibly with soil or blood, Miller said. A dispute quickly broke out over the condition of the money. The suspect then pulled out a long-barreled rifle. That's when the clerk returned the cigar to the suspect and asked him to leave with it.

Before fleeing on foot, the suspect fired at least two shots through the window at the group of employees inside the drive-thru, striking the 21-year-old at least once. Shattered glass may have injured others standing nearby, Miller said.

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Updating Towpath Trail

The National Park Service plans to close a large section of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail to visitors.

A 1.5-mile section of the popular trail just north of the Station Road Bridge Trailhead in Brecksville will close on weekdays beginning Dec. 18 through May 3.

Park officials say the closure is needed while crews continue to work on stabilizing the river bank inside of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The trail will be open to visitors on weekends.

This is part of a two-phase project with work shifting to south of Station Road at a later date.

The construction is part of a $14 million effort to stabilize the trail and tracks for the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad along the Cuyahoga River.

Businesses Open During Street Closure

Businesses in the area affected by the road closure are open & still accessible, including the Peanut Shoppe of Akron (Hours until Dec. 24th: Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, & Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm.), ChillandIndulge (see the 2nd picture for some of their holiday offerings), Crave, Unknwn, and others.

Don't forget: The Peanut Shoppe has seasonal round tins & boxes for gift-giving, & will also take your order by phone & ship it to anywhere in the U.S. of A. 330-376-7020)

Okay, now the road closure information

The affected area is S. Main St., between Church St. and University Ave.

WHEN:

This stretch of road will be closed on Monday, December 11 through Friday, December 22

WHY:

The closure is for Emergency Sewer Repair.

On Monday, December 11, Kenmore Construction Co. and the City of Akron plan to close S. Main St. to all traffic between Church St. and University Avenue as they begin emergency sewer repair work.

STILL OPEN:

Businesses in the road closure area will still be open and accessible. Park on Church St., University, or in the Summit County or State St. parking decks.

DETOURS:

Southbound traffic will be detoured using E. Bowery St., S. High St., and University Ave.

Northbound traffic will be detoured using University Ave., S. Broadway, and E. Bowery St.

This work is expected to be completed by Friday, December 22.

See the attached image for a map of the detours. For all downtown traffic advisories, visit https://bit.ly/TrafficAdvisoriesDowntownAkron

Christmas Bells Stolen From Church

Christmas chimes won’t be playing at Arlington Church of the Nazarene in Akron. That’s because someone stole the church’s digital bell speakers right from its bell tower.

The bells chimed on the hours, tolling the hours and twice a day we were playing hymns.

Someone climbed onto the roof of the church and stole the digital speakers from the church bell tower.

“We went up and looked and saw they took out the bolts and cut the wires. And they had to haul it down off the roof. At first, we couldn’t imagine what people would do with it.

The church installed the digital bell system less than a year ago. The church has been in this community for over 100 years.

My Stan Hywet Christmas Tour

I love Stan Hywet and have been multiple times, and for me, this was not my favorite tour. The house needs no warm-up act. I expected to see some Christmas trees and decorations, and I did see that, but there was no "tour." you just wandered through the house (LOTS OF PEOPLE may have been the reason), and there were reindeer and Santa Clause and the Heat Mizer which I guess were for the kids, but I missed hearing about the house, and the people who lived there more than 100 years ago.

With that said, it was still fun, and awe-inspiring. I love the one window display that showed a model of downtown Akron in 1920 built from a picture. The garden was beautifully lit (I went at night). They had very large trees with music playing which was lovely.

Also, someone needs to teach their kids what "Don't touch" means.. but that's not Stan Hewet's fault.

Order your tickets at https://stanhywet.org/

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